The union which represents fish harvesters and plant workers says information coming in to them from the field clearly shows healthy populations of cod off our shores.

The FFAW has been lobbying for an increase in the total allowable catch for years, but to little avail.

DFO employs a cautionary approach when setting quotas even though harvesting pressure on the stock is already very light.

Secretary Treasurer Jason Spingle is calling on Ottawa to restore full science with a complete stock survey.

“From Renews right up to Black Tickle in Labrador, there’s an abundance of cod but we don’t have a lot of quota so we hope that’s going to change. As well, I fully believe that we will end up with a healthy share of redfish in the Gulf,” says Spingle.